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[Serial_Apologist]

Yes, but north of the river, old chap, and travelled a bit, doncha know You may be better acquainted with Bem - or even El Dub . Different languages.

An Essex acquaintance told me, "We say 'incher' here, too"

[cloughie]

I was adopted by parents from Birkenhead/Tranmere at about 3 months, brought up in Moreton/Meols (Wirral) till 11, then North Merseyside, never left till my mid-20s for various opportunities in Norwich then Europe....
(became devoted to Liverpool FC, especially through the European games reported in the Post&Echo, early on. Later when in Europe, Mum would always send me the latest cuttings.... Italians befriended me, just because of where I came from...they loved showing off the Gazetta dello Sport.
I literally dined out on that...

Always felt an outsider everywhere (like Mahler, thrice homeless). When Theresa May said "citizens of nowhere" I thought - yes and proud to be! But I guess I feel European, really...
One journalist, forget which, suggested that Liverpool was more like a South American city than an English one.... very striking insight, and for me true to the somewhat melodramatic, pop culture obsessed, football obsessed, emotional people here...(wherever they came from initially )

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Yes Amp, the Swarovski 10x25s.... a rare every-few-decades treat, when my ageing Leica 8x42s were getting a bit heavy on the neck for the evening constitutional (well, the afternoon one now - better get going before its too dark!)

So that’s the real source of your accent - your early years ‘over the water’!

[Old Grumpy]

As a Southerner (raised from age 4 -18 in South Bucks) but living for the majority of my life in NE England I would pronounce one and won in the same way. Mrs G, who hails from a wool town in W Yorkshire would pronounce them subtly differently.

OG

[Frances_iom]

So that’s the real source of your accent - your early years ‘over the water’!

The Wirral-side folk are often jokingly referred to as 'posh scouse' - Meols (an old Norse/Viking) name was, and I presume still is, a pleasant seaside place very different from New Brighton, I can just about recall it from the 50s as my mother had a college friend there and we used to visit.

[Constantbee]

But what is a "Southern Accent"? There are so many, from SW to Cockney to Norfolk and many shades of those... I was in Norwich for some years but never had a problem with them....

Good point, Jayne Our school used to put some cracking Shakespeare plays I shall never forget our old head boy’s line in goodness knows whichever scene from Hamlet it was:

‘Oy am 'amlet, Kings of the Dynes …’

That was South Bedfordshire-North Bucks in the 1970’s. It was a great performance and the actor was a high achiever who went on to great things, I'm pleased to say. It was the vestige of my ancestors’ rural Buckinghamshire accent which has now been completely swamped by the vast influx of all-comers into Milton Keynes, and has probably died out completely by now. When I was young the lady who ran the grocery shop on my way to school always used to greet me with a cheerful ‘’ello me derk’ Oh dear, I shall get homesick again in a minute Pass me a tissue someone ...

[Serial_Apologist]

Good point, Jayne Our school used to put some cracking Shakespeare plays I shall never forget our old head boy’s line in goodness knows whichever scene from Hamlet it was:

‘Oy am 'amlet, Kings of the Dynes …’

That was South Bedfordshire-North Bucks in the 1970’s. It was a great performance and the actor was a high achiever who went on to great things, I'm pleased to say. It was the vestige of my ancestors’ rural Buckinghamshire accent which has now been completely swamped by the vast influx of all-comers into Milton Keynes, and has probably died out completely by now. When I was young the lady who ran the grocery shop on my way to school always used to greet me with a cheerful ‘’ello me derk’ Oh dear, I shall get homesick again in a minute Pass me a tissue someone ...

At school, in order for me to be able to sing the solos in anthems by Purcell & co, they forced me into the part of Pride in Doctor Faustus, in which I was made to speak in the exaggerated cut glass accent of Laurence Olivier in Richard III. It took a whole afternoon of repeating the words "I am Pride" to rid me of my London vowels!

[DracoM]

EVERY site accessed this a.m. - and I do mean every - has demanded sign-in, username and password.
So weird.
Not yesterday, not an hour ago, but NOW.

[Bryn]

EVERY site accessed this a.m. - and I do mean every - has demanded sign-in, username and password.
So weird.
Not yesterday, not an hour ago, but NOW.

Is something clearing your cookies?

[Old Grumpy]

Is something clearing your cookies?

A cookie monster?

[DracoM]

Yes, BUT why would NONE of the sites require the details at 9 a.m., and then at 11 a.m., they all do??????

[Bryn]

Yes, BUT why would NONE of the sites require the details at 9 a.m., and then at 11 a.m., they all do??????

Do you by any chance have an anti-malware app installef which migjt be set to scan at regular intervals? Just a thought.

[DracoM]

Aha!

[alywin]

Well, I've been finding for the last few weeks that virtually every website I set foot on (if you see what I mean) has been asking me to approve my privacy etc. settings, and I don't know why. It's really irritating.

[Pulcinella]

The end of BST!
Light here by 06:30 this morning, but I'd much prefer lighter evenings.

At least it's bright so far; often the first day after the clock change is dark and gloomy (as yesterday was here, in fact).

[Bryn]

The end of BST!
Light here by 06:30 this morning, but I'd much prefer lighter evenings.

At least it's bright so far; often the first day after the clock change is dark and gloomy (as yesterday was here, in fact).

Whereas I would be happy to retain GMT throughout the year and just adjust active hours to suit.